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malformed

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mal·formed  (ml-fôrmd)
adj.
Abnormally or faultily formed.
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Adj.1.malformed - so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers"
deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, misshapen
unshapely - not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"
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I did not grasp his meaning then; afterwards I was to find that a great proportion of these Beast People had malformed hands, lacking sometimes even three digits.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
Presently a slow idea was born in the poor, malformed brain.
The Monster Men by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
To see the numbers of maimed, malformed and diseased humanity that throng the holy places and obstruct the gates, one might suppose that the ancient days had come again, and that the angel of the Lord was expected to descend at any moment to stir the waters of Bethesda.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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